United States Eighth Circuit

Petitioner failed to establish either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution if he returned to Guatemala, thus denial of an application for asylum is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/12/2003
• Published 03/12/2003

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BRIGHT, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James S. Phillips, argued, Wichita, KS, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony A. Yang, argued, Washington, D.C., for appellee.